MEERUT, Aug. 13 -- Samajwadi Party national general secretary Shivpal Yadav on Wednesday said jailed party leader and former Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan would be made home minister if the SP formed the government in the state in 2027, while accusing the government of subjecting him to "injustice". Yadav made the remarks after meeting Khan and his son Abdullah Azam at Rampur district jail, where he spent nearly an hour with them. Addressing party workers and supporters after his meeting with Khan, Yadav said the SP would take action against those responsible for the alleged injustice if it returned to power. He also said Khan had sent a message from jail asking SP leaders to travel across Uttar Pradesh and work towards forming the party government in 2027. "A lot of injustice has been done to Azam Khan. When our government is formed, we will take action against those who committed this injustice. We will avenge the injustice done to Azam Khan," Yadav said. He added that Khan would be made home minister if the SP formed the government in 2027. Yadav claimed that Khan was facing severe hardships in jail and alleged that he was being made to lie on the floor and was not being provided medicines and clothes. "Azam Khan has sent a message from jail that we should travel across Uttar Pradesh and form the Samajwadi Party government in 2027. We should undertake tours and also ask Akhilesh Yadav to travel across the state. Forming the government is the main objective," he said. Yadav reached the district jail around 10.30am, where a large number of SP workers gathered outside to welcome him. He later visited Khan's residence and met his wife, former MP Tazeen Fatma, and elder son Adeeb Azam. Yadav also visited Mohammad Ali Jauhar University and held a meeting with university administration officials. Police personnel were deployed extensively in the area as part of security arrangements during his visit. Azam Khan and Abdullah Azam are serving seven-year prison sentences following their conviction in the fake PAN card case. An MP/MLA court sentenced both father and son on November 17, 2025. Azam Khan was disqualified as a member of the UP legislative assembly after his conviction by an MP/MLA court in October 2020 in a 2019 hate speech case....